{"product_id":"2014-chateau-de-fonsalette-cotes-du-rhone-copy","title":"2023 Famille Gras Cotes du Rhone Vieilles Vignes","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"844\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe Gras family has six generations of Rhône winemaking and vineyard experience and owns the well-regarded Domaine Santa Duc in Gigondas. The Famille Gras range grew out of relationships with other local growers who shared the family's approach to farming but didn't necessarily want to bottle their own wines. The Gras family selects the fruit and makes the wines under the Famille Gras name. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"801\" data-content-reference-end=\"820\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003eThere's a nice philosophy behind the range: the family emphasizes respect for the land, organic farming where possible, natural winemaking techniques, and cooler vineyard sites that can preserve freshness in the warm Southern Rhône.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003eThe grapes come from a mixture of sand, marl and red-clay soils. They're destemmed and fermented in stainless steel, with gentle extraction through pumpovers and punchdowns. The wine then remains in stainless steel after malolactic fermentation, rather than being heavily oak-aged. That approach is designed to preserve fruit and aromatic freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003eVieilles Vignes can sometimes mean a heavy, concentrated wine, but Famille Gras deliberately sources from cooler Southern Rhône sites and uses stainless steel aging. The result should be more about fresh dark fruit, herbs and spice than massive alcohol or oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003eThe wine as fruit-forward, smooth and relatively low in tannin, while others have picked up more rustic wild-herb and earthy qualities. So it's a wine that can show both its juicy side and its traditional Rhône side.Tasting profile is black cherry, kirsch, blackberry, pepper, garrigue, earth, medium-bodied, fresh and savory, with enough Grenache fruit to make it very easy to enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67657279602994,"sku":null,"price":21.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0044\/7165\/2425\/files\/FamilleGrasCotesduRhoneVieillesVignes.png?v=1790648423","url":"https:\/\/www.vintagewinemerchants.com\/products\/2014-chateau-de-fonsalette-cotes-du-rhone-copy","provider":"Vintage Wine Merchants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}